It's
exciting news again today! The
third day in a row of great weather brought them
into Illinois and 34 miles
farther on the 1,285-mile journey south. (Yesterday's 47 miles
was thanks to skipping a stop in such good flight conditions.
That was the longest flight yet for the birds.) They were
raring to go again today, and gave the pilots no trouble. Do
you see the lead bird in the photo above, trying to pull
ahead
of the
aircraft?
One hour
after takeoff they landed at Winnebago County, Illinois. Six
birds landed with pilot Richard and four birds landed with pilot
Joe. Male #2-10's wing wasn't up to the flight, so he was crated
for transport by road in the team's van. The Class of 2010 is off
to a great start!

(a) Each
migration is very different from the others
before it. Click
here to compare today with
the day they entered Illinois in the 2008
migration.
Fill in the blank: "In 2008 the birds
entered Illinois on ___(date), which was
Day ___ of the migration. This year they
entered
Illinois on ___(date), which was Day ___." (b-for-bonus) View
this video of a migration takeoff and see
how you do with the questions. (Viewing guide
includes a link so you can compare your responses.)

Keeping
Records: Use the Data link if you
are mapping, and add today's distance to the
chart. Now
what's the total for miles flown?